VirginiaRestorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use, effective date.
What it does
Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use. Prohibits the use of isolated confinement, defined in the bill, in state correctional facilities, subject to certain exceptions. The bill requires that before placing an incarcerated person in restorative housing or isolated confinement for his own protection, the facility administrator shall place the incarcerated person in a less restrictive setting, including by transferring such person to another institution or to a special-purpose housing unit for incarcerated persons who face similar threats.
More detail
The bill requires that if an incarcerated person is placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement, such placement shall be reviewed every 48 hours and the facility administrator shall ensure that the incarcerated person receives a medical and mental health evaluation from certified medical and mental health professionals within one working day of placement in restorative housing or any form of isolated confinement. The bill also requires the facility administrator to notify the regional administrator in writing that an incarcerated person was placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement within 24 hours of such placement. Finally, the bill requires that formal reviews of an incarcerated person's placement in any form of isolated confinement shall be held in such person's presence, to inform him of any reason or reasons administrative officials believe isolated confinement remains necessary and give him an opportunity to respond to those reasons and that a formal ruling shall be provided to the incarcerated person within 24 hours. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, and is identical to HB 2647.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Feb 20Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 20Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1409)
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 17Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 17Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1409ER)Major
- Feb 17EnrolledMinor
- Feb 12Passed House (50-Y 47-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (50-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Read second timeMinor
- Feb 7Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 28Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1409)
- Jan 24Passed by for the day
- Jan 24Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Jan 24Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 24Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 22Committee substitute printed 25105723D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Jan 17Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 15Presented and ordered printed 25104011DIntroduced